ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention

Emotion Regulation and Diurnal Cortisol: A Longitudinal Study of Early Adolescents during COVID-19

Virtual

Oral · Biological Psychology

Mechanisms underlying aberrant diurnal cortisol production, a marker of stress reactivity, are not well understood. This study found that specific emotion regulation strategies prospectively predicted distinct patterns of diurnal cortisol in youth during COVID-19, a period of significant stress. Findings suggest that emotion regulation underlies biomarkers of wellbeing during stress.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Katerina RnicSpeaker
    University of British Columbia
  • Ellen JoplingDiscussant
    University of British Columbia
  • Alison TracyDiscussant
    University of British Columbia
  • Joelle LeMoultDiscussant
    The University of British Columbia